Granite

Timothy R. Dunn - Chief Financial Officer
Timothy R. Dunn, Chief Financial Officer, joined Granite Properties in 1996 and has responsibility for finance, treasury and accounting functions. Prior to joining Granite, Tim held positions as CFO of Paladin Energy Corp., a privately held energy company which he co-founded; Bridge Oil, a $300 million publicly held energy company; and Petrus Management Corp., an energy and real estate entity owned by H. Ross Perot. Previously he was a manager with Arthur Young & Co. His experience includes numerous debt and equity placements, both public and private.

Tim is a CPA and received an MBA from Harvard University and a BBA from Texas A&M University.

Gregory P. Fuller - Chief Operating Officer
Greg Fuller is the Chief Operating Officer for Granite Properties. He oversees operations, development, human resources and corporate administration company wide and focuses on development, leasing and growth for the Dallas office.

Prior to joining Granite Properties, Greg was with Paric Corporation - a design build and construction firm - for seven years as Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Marketing and served as a member of the Executive Committee. Previously, he was a Senior Associate with CB Richard Ellis and a National Sales Representative for IBM Corporation.

Greg serves as a board member of NAIOP, and is the 2009 President, and is a member of The Real Estate Council and Dallas Chamber of Commerce. He also is a board member of Plano Economic Development Board, The Plano Developers Council, Stars Children's Charities, and a General Associate of SIOR and CCIM designee.

Greg received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his MBA from the University of Dallas.

William B. Brown - Chief Investment Officer
Bill Brown is the Senior Director of Investments for Granite Properties. Bill oversees the investment activity (Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Financial Structuring) for Granite Properties. Bill joined Granite in May 1993.

Prior to joining Granite Properties, Bill was with Financial Resource Management, Inf. (Nations Bank). Bill serves as a member of NAIOP and The Real Estate Council. He is an alumni of TREC's Associate Leadership Council 1999/2000.

Bill received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1989 and his MBA from Texas Christian University in 1993.

R. Scott Martin - Executive Managing Director
Scott Martin is the Executive Managing Director for Granite Properties. Scott oversees the day-to-day operations of the Houston office and focuses on growth initiatives. Additionally, he is responsible for Granite's Denver and Atlanta offices.

Before Scott joined Granite Properties, he was the Managing Director for the Paragon Group, subsequently purchased by Insignia/ESG. Scott was with Paragon for sixteen years. At Paragon, he managed the central region of the United States, which included over twelve million square feet of commercial space and approximately 120 employees.

Scott has been in the real estate business since he graduated from SMU in 1982 with a degree in Finance. He is the current President of NAIOP in Houston, a member of ULI and numerous other real estate organizations. He is the Vice-Chairman on the Board of the Houston Christian High School and on the Board of Fort Bend Christian Academy.

Stephanie Lawrence - Managing Director, Denver
Stephanie Lawrence is responsible for day-to-day operations and growth of Granite Properties' new Denver office.

Prior to joining Granite Properties, Stephanie was a Senior Vice President with BetaWest, Ltd., the real estate asset management division of Credit Suisse First Boston. Previously, she was with Lowe Enterprises focusing on acquisition opportunities in Colorado and Texas. Stephanie began her career in real estate with La Salle Partners as a leasing specialist and general manager.

Stephanie is a Board Member and the Membership Chair of NAIOP Colorado. She is also a member of ULI and part of the leadership team of ULI's Office Development Council. She is involved in various charitable organizations including The Children’s Hospital, Colorado Children’s Campaign and Girls Inc. Stephanie received a degree in economics and math from Vanderbilt University and holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt.

Tom Miller - Managing Director, Los Angeles
Previously, Tom was Sr. Vice President for The Irvine Company (“TIC”) where he led the Acquisitions, Asset Management, Property Management, Construction Management, and Marketing Groups for TIC’s 36 Million square foot Hi-rise and Campus office portfolio with +$1 Billion of annual revenue. Prior to TIC, Tom was Managing Director-Investments for Crescent Real Estate Equities (“Crescent”), a NYSE listed Office REIT where he led on over $900 Million of capital transactions (acquisitions, financings, JV’s and sales) and office/hotel development for the firm. He was also a member of the Management and Investment Committees which were responsible for executing on the $6.5 Billion sale of Crescent to Morgan Stanley Real Estate in 2007. Previously, Tom spent 19 years with Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) where he had numerous responsibilities including CEO of JLL Japan, Managing Director of the US Corporate Finance Group, and International Director of the firm.

Tom attended UCLA from 1973-1976, and then attended the University of Southern California from which he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He serves as Vice Chairman for the Metropolitan YMCA of Los Angeles, and also serves as an Elder (Finance and Property Commission) at Rolling Hills Covenant Church in Rolling Hills Estates, California

John F. Robbins - Managing Director, Atlanta
John Robbins serves as Managing Director – Atlanta for Granite Properties. Prior to his current position, Robbins served as Managing Principal for Sage Realty Partners, with a focus on acquiring real estate investment and development opportunities across broad product classes. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President for Shailendra Group, with overall responsibility for their development efforts. He also had an eleven-year career at Hines where he had a diverse experience leading complex development projects ranging from a 550-acre master planned, mixed-use land development to a 670,000 RSF office tower development in Midtown Atlanta. He also led the acquisition and asset management of a 1.1 million square foot office tower in Midtown Atlanta. Prior to Hines, Robbins enjoyed a five-year career with Wachovia Bank in the real estate finance group.

Robbins earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His community involvement includes leadership positions with Midtown Alliance and NAIOP. He also serves on the Advisory Council for the Center for Real Estate Development at the University of North Carolina.

Gary Baker - Director of Property Management, Houston
Gary Baker, Director of Property Management, Houston, joined Granite Properties in March 1998, with responsibility for directing Houston's property management services. His team has successfully obtained numerous awards in the last few years, including the CEL "A-List" Awards denoting excellent customer satisfaction, BOMA's International Office Building of the Year, and Energy Star awards. Gary has been active in the real estate industry since 1984, and has held various management positions with several firms including Vantage Companies and Prentiss Properties.

Gary holds the CPM designation from IREM and is a licensed Texas real estate agent. He is active in Houston IREM and BOMA organizations.

Gary received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Sam Houston State University.

Paul R. Bennett - Director of Investments
Paul Bennett, Director of Investments, Acquisitions, leads and coordinates the efforts of the acquisition and disposition team, including market selection and underwriting, negotiation, financial analysis, and due diligence services.

Before Paul joined Granite Properties in January of 2000, he was the Senior Director of Investments for Insignia/ESG. During his tenure at Insignia/ESG, Paul was involved in the acquisition of over $300 million of commercial real estate. Paul began his real estate career in 1992 and has held various positions with Trammel Crow and Paragon Group.

Paul is a CPA and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Tech University. Paul also serves as a member of the Real Estate Council.

David R. Cunningham - Director of Development/Construction
David R. Cunningham, Director- Development/Construction, joined Granite in 2000 and has responsibility for development and construction management for shell projects as well as interior construction for Granite Properties. David has over 26 years experience in property development, design and construction, which has included most property types ranging in size from 30,000 SF to over 1,000,000 SF, for clients such as Northern Telecom and Temple Inland. Prior to joining Granite, David developed projects for his own account and was the Director of Development/Construction for the DalMac Companies. David has been directly responsible for the development and construction of over 8,000,000 SF of property with an estimated value of over $1 Billion.

David has Bachelor of Science Degrees in Construction Management and Design from Texas A & M University and has completed Key Man Business and Real Estate Finance programs at Southern Methodist University and Harvard University Business School.

Melissa Labor, Director of Human Resources
Melissa Labor, Director of Human Resources, joined Granite Properties in 2008 with responsibility for directing Granite's human resources for corporate and across the portfolio. Prior to joining Granite, Melissa's 15 years of human resource experience includes retail and commercial construction industries.

Melissa earned her Bachelor of Business Administration with human resource emphasis from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resource Certification Institute. She is also a member of the Dallas Human Resource Management Association, Society of Human Resource Management and the American Society of Training and Development.

Matt Leyrer, Director of Portfolio Management
Matt Leyrer, Director of Investments, Development, is a member of Granite’s Investment Group and is responsible for leading and coordinating the origination of new development opportunities.

Matt joined Granite Properties in 2004. His background includes the management of over 1.5 million square feet of new development projects. Matt also has experience in finance, acquisitions and asset management through prior positions held at Atlantic Capital Properties, the Archon Group and Prentiss Properties.

Matt received a BBA from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Matt is currently a member of Leadership Plano and is a past board member of the Real Estate Group of Atlanta.

Tessie Nolan - Director of Property Management, Dallas
Tessie Nolan, Director of Property Management, Dallas, is responsible for property management operations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Her team has successfully obtained numerous awards in the last few years, including the CEL "A-List" Awards denoting excellent customer satisfaction, BOMA's International Office Building of the Year, and Energy Star awards. Tessie has over 15 years of experience in the property management business, and has been with Granite for over 10 years. She worked with Bradford Realty and Prudential prior to joining Granite.

Tessie is a CPM^®, a licensed real estate salesperson, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis, from Texas A&M University.

Clint Osteen - Director of Information Technology
Clint Osteen, Director of Information Technology, joined Granite Properties in 2004 with responsibility for directing Granite's information services and telecommunications across the portfolio. Prior to joining Granite, Clint spent 10 years in consulting, providing commercial real estate companies technology and business improvement services.

Clint received his BBA from Baylor University.

Clint is a member of NAREC and Quest, serving as past President of the Oracle Real Estate IUG. In addition, he served as Chairman of the City of Plano Heritage Commission and a member of the Realcomm Advisory Council.

Ace Roman - Director of Finance
Ace Roman, Director of Finance, joined Granite Properties in 2009. Ace’s responsibilities include capital raising transactions and the sourcing and monitoring of financial structuring investments. Granite’s financial structuring portfolio includes first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity and fund investments.

Prior to joining Granite, Ace was a Vice President of Merrill Lynch Real Estate Investment Banking, where he handled corporate finance and M&A advisory assignments for public and private real estate clients. Prior to Merrill Lynch, he worked in the Energy and Power group of UBS Investment Bank.

Ace received a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Sheryl C. Troiani - Senior Controller
Sheryl Troiani joined Granite Properties in 1993. Currently she is responsible for directing Granite's accounting and financial functions, cash management, risk management, and assisting with acquisitions and dispositions. Sheryl has over 20 years experience in the real estate industry. She initially was with Arthur Andersen & Co. for four years in the audit department following graduation. In addition, Sheryl worked for Lincoln Property Company and PO'B Montgomery prior to joining Granite.

Sheryl is a CPA and received her BBA from Baylor University. She is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women of Dallas and the Lone Star Chapter of Young Men's Service League, a service organization for sons and their mothers.

Steve West - Director of Leasing, Houston
Steve West has been the Director of Leasing in Houston for Granite Properties since 2001. Prior to joining Granite, Steve worked at the Paragon Group for 11 years as Vice President of Leasing prior to Insignia's acquisition of the company in 1996 and served as Insignia’s Director of Leasing for Houston until 2001. Steve was in charge of opening the firm's Austin Division, where he directed leasing of eight projects totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet of commercial office space. During his tenure at Paragon and Insignia/ESG, Steve was responsible for over 1,000 lease transactions totaling in excess of 10 million square feet. Prior to joining Paragon, Steve was a commercial real estate broker with Hank Dickerson and Company specializing in tenant representation.

Steve earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, with Marketing major, from Southwest Texas State University.

Steve is an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (Houston Chapter) and currently serves on the board of The Energy Corridor Management District and the board for The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce.

Since 2001, Steve has been responsible for over 5,000,000 square feet of lease transactions for the Houston office of Granite.